trainee

/trei'ni:/

Thân thiện

A trainee learns to operate the new cash register.

Definition

Noun: A person who is undergoing training, typically to learn a specific skill or profession. A trainee is someone formally engaged in a period of instruction or supervised practice.

Usage

A "trainee" refers to an individual in a learning or probationary position within an organization, educational program, or apprenticeship. The term emphasizes the person's status as a learner under guidance.

Examples

• The new trainee will be shadowing a senior engineer for the first month.
• All trainees must complete the safety certification course.
• She started her career as a management trainee at the bank.

Advanced Usage

• "To be on a trainee scheme/program": To be formally enrolled in a structured training program, often within a company.
  • He is on a two-year graduate trainee program at the law firm.
• "Trainee status": The condition or period of being a trainee.
  • During her trainee status, her performance will be reviewed quarterly.

Variants and Related Words

• Trainer (noun): A person who provides training.
  • The trainer explained the software to the new hires.
• Training (noun): The action of teaching a person or animal a particular skill or type of behavior.
  • She is in charge of employee training.

Synonyms

• Apprentice: A person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer.
• Intern: A student or recent graduate undergoing supervised practical training.
• Novice: A person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation.
• Probationer: A person who is serving a probationary period, especially in a job.

Antonyms

• Trainer: The instructor.
• Expert: A person who is very knowledgeable about or skillful in a particular area.
• Veteran: A person who has long experience in a particular field.

Related Phrases

• Trainee position: The job role held by a trainee.
  • The company is advertising for a trainee position in marketing.
• Trainee solicitor/doctor/teacher: Specific titles for trainees in professional fields.
  • As a trainee teacher, she spends time both studying and observing classes.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who is being trained